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-12exploitation of the patented invention, by the owner of the patent or his licensee, is anti-competitive and if the Director General is satisfied that the issuance of the non-voluntary license would remedy such practice (5) The authorization shall not exclude (i) the conclusion of license contracts by the owner of the patent: or (ii) the continued exercise, by the owner ofthcpat cnt. his rights under Section 17(2): or (iiI) or the issuance of a non-voluntary license under Section 20 (6) Where a third person has been designated by the Minister, the authorization may only be transferred with the enterprise or business of thai person or with the part of the enterprise or business within which the patented invention I:; being exploited (7) The exploitation of the invention bv the Government agency 01' third person designated by the Director General shall be predominantly for the . supply of the market in Liberia Alternative (8) Where the exploitation of the invention by the Government agency or third person designated by the Director General IS authorized under subsection (j )(i), it shall be predominantly for the supply of the market in Liberia. (9) Upon request of the owner of the patent, of the Government agency or of the third person authorized to exploit the patented invention, the Director General may, after hearing the parties, if either or both wish to be heard, vary the terms of the decision authorizing tile exploitation of the patented invention to the extent that changed circumstances justify such variation. (IO)(a) Upon the request of the owner of the patent, the Director General shall terminate the authorization if he is satisfied, after hearing the parties, if either or both wish to be heard, that the circumstances which led to his decision have ceased to exist and are unlikely to recur or that the Government agency or third person designated by hi has failed to comply with the terms of the decision (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the Director General shall not terminate the authorization if he is satisfied that the need for adequate protection of .the legitimate interests of the Government agency or third person designated by him justifies the maintenance of the decision (I I) The decisions of the Minister under subsections (I) to (9) may be the subject of an appeal before the Civil Court Non- Voluntary 20,(1 )(a) On request, made to the Director General (Civi: Court) after the expiration of a period of four year~ trtltti the date of filing of ihe patent application or three years frottl the tiMe 6tthe grant of the patent, wHicH ever period expires last. the (Direcldr tJel1H~lj ttiVil, COlin) may issue a HbH-

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